Review: Kodak Easyshare M575 - Digicam for beginners with easy operation

As a classic entry-level camera, the Kodak Easyshare M575 focuses on camera control and a simple operation concept that can be intuitively recorded.


Like her minimal lighter and smaller sister M550, she has a wide-angled 5x zoom with 28 to 140 mm KB equivalent. Compared to the M575 costs about 10 euros more, but offers an optical image stabilizer, instead of 2.7- a larger 3-inch display and instead of 12- a 14-megapixel sensor. In addition, it records videos not only with 640 x 480, but with 1280 x 720 pixels at 30 B / s. Apart from this, the two Kodaks have a lot in common: Both are equipped with a button, for example, which allows the image and video material to be uploaded directly to YouTube, Flickr and other platforms on the Internet or sent via e-mail - provided the camera is equipped with an internet-enabled Computer and related software.


Kodak consistently pursues the goal of making photographers as easy as possible to beginners: This is how both M models start in the full automatic, which should meet those who like to leave all settings to the camera. If, on the other hand, you want to determine some recording parameters yourself, you must first switch to the program automatics, ie, press the mode button next to the shutter button, navigate to the "P" with the small four-directional rocker and confirm with "OK". In addition, the M575 does not display information about the ISO value and white balance, or a histogram or grid lines. The trip delay was 0.64 (wide angle) and 0.77 s (tele).


Image quality: The M575 overcomes the M550 in terms of noise (1.7 / 2.2 VN at ISO 100/400) and dynamics (9 / 8.3 f-stops at ISO 100/400), but remains with its resolution (868 to 1272 LP / BH at ISO 100, 740 to 1061 LP / BH at ISO 400). The results also indicate a considerable loss of texture, the kurtosis occurring at ISO 100 (4.1) being inferior to ISO 400 (1.1). Conclusion: entry-level camera with wide-angle 5x zoom and optical image stabilizer at a good price. The results of the measurements indicate a neat noise behavior, but also a clear loss of texture.